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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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If someone were to record a flawless, 4K video of an actual alien walking around or a spaceship flying overhead, people would just think it's a deep fake.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's assuming they came here first :)

Also, assuming one of the 60 horrible things happening right now doesn't prove the Fermi paradox.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

We've been looking all over for signs of life. Earth screams "there is life here!"

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 hours ago

We've only been broadcasting for 120 years, which is ~120 light-years away. Someone within that bubble needs to be technologically advanced enough to have been listening for the past 120 years.

Also, our average transmissions are pretty weak. If we really want to get noticed, We should have been firing intense lasers at them.